Updates
American Film Institute Shorts
The American Film Institute DWW+ educates traditionally underrepresented filmmakers through the production cycle of a short film, providing hands-on instruction led by industry experts. Selections include: The Long Way Home, Evil I, Sixteen, Ukrainian Dance Movie, Made in USA, Interloper, Chocolate With Sprinkles, Bloomed in the Water
Red Carpet Premiere Party
Join us for our Red Carpet Premiere Party as we kick off the 2025 festival! Fancy clothes, cocktails, music, your favorite people and professional photos on a real red carpet to embrace your inner movie star. You’ll feel like the most famous person in mid-Michigan.
Goodbye Julia
*FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE* Just before the secession of South Sudan, a married former singer from the north seeks redemption for causing the death of a southern man by hiring his oblivious wife as her maid. Executive Producer Lupita Nyong’o. Screens with the short film Lapse.
Family Friendly Shorts
*FREE EVENT* This family friendly shorts loop contains nine creative and engaging animated films from Taiwan. From a bored student daydreaming of animals to a raindrop dancing through the city, these imaginative stories will delight young and old alike. Selections include: The Journey of White Sesame, Droplets Dance, Rainbbit, Odyssey express, Who am I?, Catfeine, Radiance, Dreaming, Around U
Symphonic Cinema
*FREE EVENT* The 2025 installment of Symphonic Cinema will reimagine the original score for The Brother From Another Planet. To capture the essence of the 1984 futurist film, the reimagined live score will utilize vocal performance, trumpet, synthesizers, and pads reminiscent of the 80s era of electronic, dub and techno subculture.
MSU Student Shorts
*FREE EVENT* A celebration of student films from Michigan State University. Undergraduate micro-shorts will precede senior level projects in documentary and fiction.
Exploring Environmental Justice with Artists, Activists, and Scientists
*FREE EVENT // FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE* Presented in partnership with Lansing Community College, this event features three short films centering on environmental justice. Join us for a powerful event including a panel discussion with filmmakers following the screening. Selections include: The Forgotten: Sustainable Clean Energy for the Brazilian Amazon, Something in the Water, The Last Rhino
Quality Scary and Lansing Facts Present: Final Destination
*FREE EVENT* Join us for the teen horror classic Final Destination, while Lansing Facts and Quality Scary work to divine your Lansing-specific Final Destination death. Will you be decapitated moto surfing under Penny? Perhaps choking on an olive burger under the Olympic Broil drive-in? Only Lansing Facts and Quality Scary can reveal your impending doom!
CCFF x Filmetry
*FREE EVENT // FILMMAKERS AND POETS IN ATTENDANCE* A Festival of Poetry and Film is an annual collaborative art-making endeavor that pairs filmmakers with poets to create exciting new pieces of work.
Rinbossanova x CCFF Present: All Dolled Up ft. Mother Cell and moistbreezy
*FREE EVENT* Lansing’s hyperpop royalty does it again! Post-Brat Summer, Rinbossanova lends their craft in DIY party making in celebration with CCFF. Calling all Dolls, Femmebots, and Britney stans to the Avenue for this stunner of a show featuring Y2K pop mixtress moistbreezy and Mother Cell, a rhythmic noise-pop trio based in NYC.